Thursday, January 05, 2012

The world would come to an end on December 21, 2012! This is what the ancient Mayans would have us believe, having had predicted this thousands of years ago. Almost all scoff at such predictions and rightly so. However, there are some who harbour thoughts of what they would like to do before the end comes. Ludhiana, Times of India checks out the wish list of some Ludhianvis

Model Town: Owning a BMW, earning about Rs 50,000 in an MNC, marrying Shahid Kapoor and touring Australia and Canada in style are somethings Supriya Mahajan is hoping to do before doomsday. But that's not all, the 22-year-old also wants to use her final months - if the world were to after all end soon - educating villagers against child marriage.

Daughter of Arya Bhanu Mahajan, who is working with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), and school teacher Sumita, Supriya said she has never been to a village but it irritates her that girls are forced to dropout from school and get married. "If the world has to end in 2012, I want to make villagers around Ludhiana allow their daughters to study instead of marrying them off at very young age. History stands witness about the contribution of women in India's success story," she said.

On a whim, the Model Town-resident would love to marry Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor because he is cute, innocent and boyish. "I liked him in 'Vivah' and 'Mausam'. I like Imran Khan also but since he is already married he is off my list," said Supriya, quickly adding that she knows it's a wild desire and eventually she will marry the one her parents pick for her.

A student of masters in business management at Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GGNIMT), Supriya also wants to work with a company like Reliance and earn big bucks so that she can live life king size. BMW is her favourite brand of automobiles and she wishes to have one for herself before meeting doomsday. "It looks great and is comfortable inside. I would love to take my husband for a ride in the car,'' she said.

Going for luxury tours to Australia and Canada are also high on her list of things to do because she has heard a lot about the two countries' scenic beauty.